Question

Read the following excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain. "Although my grandmother lived out her long life in the shadow of Rainy Mountain, the immense landscape of the continental interior lay like a memory in her blood." What is the effect of figurative language in this sentence? Question 5 options: A) It reveals the manner in which the Kiowa people lived. B) It depicts how the grandmother died. C) It reveals how connected Aho was to the history of her people. D) It conveys facts about where the author's grandmother lived.

Answer 1

 It reveals how connected Aho was to the history of her people. 

Answer 2

Answer: C) It reveals how connected Aho was to the history of her people.

In "The Way to Rainy Mountain," we learn about the journey of the Kiowa people from Montana to Oklahoma, and all the hardships they encountered throughout the years.

In this excerpt, the author discusses how his grandmother, Aho, retained the image of the landscape of her ancestors even though she had not experienced it herself. In this way, the author shows how connected Aho was to the history of her people.